CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.Blend the sounds: p – a – d. Which word is it? (a) pad (b) mad (c) bad
- 2.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 3.🧢 Which word is this? (a) can (b) cap (c) tap
- 4.Which word is “map”? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 5.Which word is “bat”? (a) bag (b) hat (c) bat
- 6.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 7.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 8.Change the “l” in “lap” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) lap (b) cap (c) nap
- 9.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) c
- 10.Change the “p” in “pat” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) ham (c) pat
- 11.🚐 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) van (c) can
- 12.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 13.Change the “m” in “mat” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) mat (c) pat
- 14.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 15.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 16.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) r
- 17.🚰 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 18.Blend the sounds: m – a – p. Which word is it? (a) man (b) map (c) lap
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – a – g. Which word is it? (a) wag (b) rag (c) ram
- 20.🗺️ _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) m
- 21.Change the “h” in “hat” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) sat (c) hat
- 22.🦇 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bat (c) rat
- 23.Which word is “cat”? (a) bat (b) cat (c) rat
- 24.Change the “f” in “fan” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) ran (b) can (c) fan
- 25.👜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bat (c) bag
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – a – g. Which word is it? (a) bag (b) big (c) bad
- 27.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) v (c) b
- 28.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 29.Change the “h” in “hat” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) pat (c) hat
- 30.Which word is “bag”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bat
- 31.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 32.Blend the sounds: p – a – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) pat (c) bat
- 33.Change the “g” in “bag” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) mad (c) bag
- 34.Change the “l” in “lap” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) lap (b) cap (c) map
- 35.🐱 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) hat (c) cap
- 36.Blend the sounds: s – a – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) sad (c) sat
- 37.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 38.Change the “m” in “mat” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bat (b) hat (c) mat
- 39.Which word is “tap”? (a) map (b) cap (c) tap
- 40.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
Answer key
- pad
- a
- cap
- map
- bat
- a
- a
- nap
- c
- hat
- van
- a
- pat
- a
- t
- r
- tap
- map
- rag
- m
- sat
- bat
- cat
- ran
- bag
- bag
- c
- a
- cat
- bag
- a
- pat
- bad
- cap
- cat
- sat
- a
- bat
- tap
- map
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